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The Marine Sale

30 April 2025 | starting at 14:00 BST

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John Steven Dews (British, born 1949) 'Battle of the Nile, 1st August 1798'. Estimate: £100,000 - £150,000

John Steven Dews (British, born 1949) Valsheda just ahead of Astra with Candida trailing. Estimate: £40,000 - £60,000

Montague Dawson (British, 1890-1973) 'The Great Republic'. Estimate: £25,000 - £35,000

Robert Dodd (British, 1748-1816) A squadron of the Red at Spithead, waiting for a breeze. Estimate: £20,000 - £30,000

William Clark of Greenock (British, 1803-1883) 'God speed!' - Having cast off her tow, the crowded emigrant ship Mairi Bhan heads past Ailsa Craig outward bound for New Zealand on her maiden voyage in May 1874. Estimate: £12,000 - £18,000

A fine prisoner-of-war bone model of a first class ship-of-the-line, English, circa 1800,. Estimate: £5,000 - £8,000

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119 lots available

5 —
A brass signal tampion from the Royal Yacht Victoria & Albert,
English, late 19th century,

£1,000 - £1,500

6^W,Ω —
An early 19th century blue upholstered library desk chair,

£500 - £800

Viewing available at Bonhams Oxford by appointment

7^W —
A 1:100 scale model of the bulk carrier Korea,

£2,000 - £3,000

Viewing available at Bonhams Oxford by appointment

8^W —
A 1:100 scale model of the cargo ship Changsha,

£2,000 - £3,000

Viewing available at Bonhams Oxford by appointment

9^W —
A 1:200 scale Model of the Cunard Ocean Liner Queen Mary,

£3,000 - £5,000

Viewing available at Bonhams Oxford by appointment

10^W —
A 1:100 scale shipbuilder's model of the cargo ship Wavecrest
French, circa 1956,

£3,000 - £4,000

11 —
A fine prisoner-of-war bone model of a first class ship-of-the-line,
English, circa 1800,

£5,000 - £8,000

12 —
Frederick [Frank] William Scarbrough
(British, 1863-1945)
Thames scene with Tower Bridge

£1,000 - £1,500

13 —
Frederick [Frank] William Scarbrough
(British, 1863-1945)
Thames scene with London Bridge

£1,000 - £1,500

14 —
Frederick [Frank] William Scarbrough
(British, 1863-1945)
The Thames at Greenwich; Limehouse Reach, a pair

£2,000 - £3,000

15 —
Frederick [Frank] William Scarbrough
(British, 1863-1945)
'The Lower Pool, London'; 'The Upper Pool, London', a pair

£800 - £1,200

16^* —
Charles Edward Dixon
(British, 1872-1934)
'Greenwich Reach'

£600 - £800

17 —
William Lionel Wyllie, RA
(British, 1851-1931)
Loading a steamship

£700 - £900

18 —
Charles John de Lacy
(British, 1856-1936)
A view of the Thames from London Bridge with the Tower of London in the distance

£2,000 - £3,000

19 —
Charles John de Lacy
(British, 1856-1936)
A view of the Thames near Greenwich

£2,000 - £3,000

20 —
William Lionel Wyllie, RA
(British, 1851-1931)
King Coal, Rochester

£8,000 - £12,000

21 —
William Lionel Wyllie, RA
(British, 1851-1931)
Coal barges on the Medway heading for Chatham Naval Dockyard

£3,000 - £5,000

22 —
Charles William Wyllie, RBA
(British, 1859-1923)
Shipping at dawn, Woolwich

£5,000 - £7,000

23 —
William Lionel Wyllie, RA
(British, 1851-1931)
Barges on an estuary

£4,000 - £6,000

24 —
Edward Duncan, R.W.S.
(British, 1803-1882)
Fishing boats on the Thames

£2,000 - £3,000

25 —
Arthur Joseph Meadows
(British, 1843-1907)
'Greenwich Reach'

£600 - £800

26 —
William Anslow Thornbery
(British, 1847-1907) alias 'Thornley'
'A Fresh Breeze on the Medway'

£1,000 - £1,500

27 —
Chinese School
19th Century
A British three masted ship thought to be off Hong Kong

£1,000 - £1,500

28 —
I. Tudgay
(British, 19th Century)
A three masted barque in two positions, believed to be off Cherbourg

£1,200 - £1,800

29 —
Édouard Adam
(French, 1847-1929)
Ifafa leaving Le Havre

£1,000 - £1,500

Joseph Honore Maxime Pellegrin(French, 1793-1869)'Schooner Calpe of Stockton Cptn John Flinton Entering the Port of Marseilles April 3rd 1847'

30 —
Joseph Honore Maxime Pellegrin
(French, 1793-1869)
'Schooner Calpe of Stockton Cptⁿ John Flinton Entering the Port of Marseilles April 3^rd 1847'

£700 - £1,000

31^AR —
Frank Henry Mason
(British, 1875-1965)
Shipping off Dover

£600 - £800

32^† —
Charles Edward Dixon
(British, 1872-1934)
'The Opening of the Engagement with the Spanish Armada'

£3,000 - £5,000

33 —
John Christian Schetky
(British, 1778-1874)
The Battle of the Saintes, 12th April 1782

£2,000 - £3,000

34^* —
William Anderson
(British, active 1880-1889)
Shipping in an estuary

£800 - £1,200

35 —
Nicholas Matthew Condy
(British, 1818-1851)
The famous San Josef laid up in reserve at Plymouth, with other laid up vessels anchored nearby

£600 - £800

36 —
Circle of Thomas Buttersworth
(British, 1768-1828)
Ships of the fleet gathering off the South Coast

£800 - £1,200

37 —
Thomas Buttersworth
(British, 1768-1828)
The frigate Flora

£4,000 - £6,000

38 —
Thomas Buttersworth
(British, 1768-1828)
A Spanish pirate ship, off Gibraltar

£1,000 - £1,500

39 —
Circle of Robert Dodd
(British, 1748-1816)
HMS Shannon and the USS Chesapeake in action on 1st June 1813, a pair

£3,000 - £5,000

40 —
Attributed to Peter Monamy
(London 1681-1749)
The morning gun

£2,000 - £3,000

41 —
Robert Dodd
(British, 1748-1816)
A squadron of the Red at Spithead, waiting for a breeze

£20,000 - £30,000

42 —
English School
19th Century
Nailing your colours to the mast

£600 - £800

43^AR —
Sir Frank Brangwyn, RA
(British, 1867-1956)
All hands on deck

£1,500 - £2,000

44 —
English School
Early 20th Century
HMS Victory in Portsmouth harbour on Oak Apple Day

£800 - £1,200

45 —
Natalie Curtis Burlin
(American, 1875-1921)
Boats off a rocky coastline

£600 - £800

46 —
Charles Murray Padday
(British, 1868-1954)
Unloading the catch

£2,000 - £3,000

47 —
Thomas Jacques Somerscales
(British, 1842-1927)
'Off the Spanish Coast in the Sixties'

£7,000 - £9,000

48 —
Eduardo De Martino
(Italian, 1838-1912)
A view across the Strait of Magellan, Chile

£3,000 - £5,000

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- Marine Pictures & Works of Art

The Marine Sale

Auction highlights

Lot gallery

1 — A shell-work sailor's valentine, Barbados, circa 1870,

2Ф,Y — A J King ebony octant, English, circa 1837, stamped J King Bristol,

3 — A Ship's bell from H.M.S Norman, English, circa 1916,

4 — A U-Boat bulkhead clock, German, circa 1940,

5 — A brass signal tampion from the Royal Yacht Victoria & Albert, English, late 19th century,

6W,Ω — An early 19th century blue upholstered library desk chair,

7W — A 1:100 scale model of the bulk carrier Korea,

8W — A 1:100 scale model of the cargo ship Changsha,

9W — A 1:200 scale Model of the Cunard Ocean Liner Queen Mary,

10W — A 1:100 scale shipbuilder's model of the cargo ship Wavecrest French, circa 1956,

11 — A fine prisoner-of-war bone model of a first class ship-of-the-line, English, circa 1800,

12 — Frederick [Frank] William Scarbrough(British, 1863-1945)Thames scene with Tower Bridge

13 — Frederick [Frank] William Scarbrough(British, 1863-1945)Thames scene with London Bridge

14 — Frederick [Frank] William Scarbrough(British, 1863-1945)The Thames at Greenwich; Limehouse Reach, a pair

15 — Frederick [Frank] William Scarbrough(British, 1863-1945)'The Lower Pool, London'; 'The Upper Pool, London', a pair

16* — Charles Edward Dixon(British, 1872-1934)'Greenwich Reach'

17 — William Lionel Wyllie, RA(British, 1851-1931)Loading a steamship

18 — Charles John de Lacy(British, 1856-1936)A view of the Thames from London Bridge with the Tower of London in the distance

19 — Charles John de Lacy(British, 1856-1936)A view of the Thames near Greenwich

20 — William Lionel Wyllie, RA(British, 1851-1931)King Coal, Rochester

21 — William Lionel Wyllie, RA(British, 1851-1931)Coal barges on the Medway heading for Chatham Naval Dockyard

22 — Charles William Wyllie, RBA(British, 1859-1923)Shipping at dawn, Woolwich

23 — William Lionel Wyllie, RA(British, 1851-1931)Barges on an estuary

24 — Edward Duncan, R.W.S.(British, 1803-1882)Fishing boats on the Thames

25 — Arthur Joseph Meadows(British, 1843-1907)'Greenwich Reach'

26 — William Anslow Thornbery(British, 1847-1907) alias 'Thornley''A Fresh Breeze on the Medway'

27 — Chinese School19th CenturyA British three masted ship thought to be off Hong Kong

28 — I. Tudgay(British, 19th Century)A three masted barque in two positions, believed to be off Cherbourg

29 — Édouard Adam(French, 1847-1929)Ifafa leaving Le Havre

30 — Joseph Honore Maxime Pellegrin(French, 1793-1869)'Schooner Calpe of Stockton Cptn John Flinton Entering the Port of Marseilles April 3rd 1847'

31AR — Frank Henry Mason(British, 1875-1965)Shipping off Dover

32† — Charles Edward Dixon(British, 1872-1934)'The Opening of the Engagement with the Spanish Armada'

33 — John Christian Schetky(British, 1778-1874)The Battle of the Saintes, 12th April 1782

34* — William Anderson(British, active 1880-1889)Shipping in an estuary

35 — Nicholas Matthew Condy(British, 1818-1851)The famous San Josef laid up in reserve at Plymouth, with other laid up vessels anchored nearby

36 — Circle of Thomas Buttersworth(British, 1768-1828)Ships of the fleet gathering off the South Coast

37 — Thomas Buttersworth(British, 1768-1828)The frigate Flora

38 — Thomas Buttersworth(British, 1768-1828)A Spanish pirate ship, off Gibraltar

39 — Circle of Robert Dodd(British, 1748-1816)HMS Shannon and the USS Chesapeake in action on 1st June 1813, a pair

40 — Attributed to Peter Monamy(London 1681-1749)The morning gun

41 — Robert Dodd(British, 1748-1816)A squadron of the Red at Spithead, waiting for a breeze

42 — English School19th CenturyNailing your colours to the mast

43AR — Sir Frank Brangwyn, RA(British, 1867-1956)All hands on deck

44 — English SchoolEarly 20th CenturyHMS Victory in Portsmouth harbour on Oak Apple Day

45 — Natalie Curtis Burlin(American, 1875-1921)Boats off a rocky coastline

46 — Charles Murray Padday(British, 1868-1954)Unloading the catch

47 — Thomas Jacques Somerscales(British, 1842-1927)'Off the Spanish Coast in the Sixties'

48 — Eduardo De Martino(Italian, 1838-1912)A view across the Strait of Magellan, Chile

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1 —
A shell-work sailor's valentine,
Barbados, circa 1870,

2^Ф,Y —
A J King ebony octant,
English, circa 1837, stamped J King Bristol,

3 —
A Ship's bell from H.M.S Norman,
English, circa 1916,

4 —
A U-Boat bulkhead clock,
German, circa 1940,

5 —
A brass signal tampion from the Royal Yacht Victoria & Albert,
English, late 19th century,

6^W,Ω —
An early 19th century blue upholstered library desk chair,

7^W —
A 1:100 scale model of the bulk carrier Korea,

8^W —
A 1:100 scale model of the cargo ship Changsha,

9^W —
A 1:200 scale Model of the Cunard Ocean Liner Queen Mary,

10^W —
A 1:100 scale shipbuilder's model of the cargo ship Wavecrest
French, circa 1956,

11 —
A fine prisoner-of-war bone model of a first class ship-of-the-line,
English, circa 1800,

12 —
Frederick [Frank] William Scarbrough
(British, 1863-1945)
Thames scene with Tower Bridge

13 —
Frederick [Frank] William Scarbrough
(British, 1863-1945)
Thames scene with London Bridge

14 —
Frederick [Frank] William Scarbrough
(British, 1863-1945)
The Thames at Greenwich; Limehouse Reach, a pair

15 —
Frederick [Frank] William Scarbrough
(British, 1863-1945)
'The Lower Pool, London'; 'The Upper Pool, London', a pair

16^* —
Charles Edward Dixon
(British, 1872-1934)
'Greenwich Reach'

17 —
William Lionel Wyllie, RA
(British, 1851-1931)
Loading a steamship

18 —
Charles John de Lacy
(British, 1856-1936)
A view of the Thames from London Bridge with the Tower of London in the distance

19 —
Charles John de Lacy
(British, 1856-1936)
A view of the Thames near Greenwich

20 —
William Lionel Wyllie, RA
(British, 1851-1931)
King Coal, Rochester

21 —
William Lionel Wyllie, RA
(British, 1851-1931)
Coal barges on the Medway heading for Chatham Naval Dockyard

22 —
Charles William Wyllie, RBA
(British, 1859-1923)
Shipping at dawn, Woolwich

23 —
William Lionel Wyllie, RA
(British, 1851-1931)
Barges on an estuary

24 —
Edward Duncan, R.W.S.
(British, 1803-1882)
Fishing boats on the Thames

25 —
Arthur Joseph Meadows
(British, 1843-1907)
'Greenwich Reach'

26 —
William Anslow Thornbery
(British, 1847-1907) alias 'Thornley'
'A Fresh Breeze on the Medway'

27 —
Chinese School
19th Century
A British three masted ship thought to be off Hong Kong

28 —
I. Tudgay
(British, 19th Century)
A three masted barque in two positions, believed to be off Cherbourg

29 —
Édouard Adam
(French, 1847-1929)
Ifafa leaving Le Havre

30 —
Joseph Honore Maxime Pellegrin
(French, 1793-1869)
'Schooner Calpe of Stockton Cptⁿ John Flinton Entering the Port of Marseilles April 3^rd 1847'

31^AR —
Frank Henry Mason
(British, 1875-1965)
Shipping off Dover

32^† —
Charles Edward Dixon
(British, 1872-1934)
'The Opening of the Engagement with the Spanish Armada'

33 —
John Christian Schetky
(British, 1778-1874)
The Battle of the Saintes, 12th April 1782

34^* —
William Anderson
(British, active 1880-1889)
Shipping in an estuary

35 —
Nicholas Matthew Condy
(British, 1818-1851)
The famous San Josef laid up in reserve at Plymouth, with other laid up vessels anchored nearby

36 —
Circle of Thomas Buttersworth
(British, 1768-1828)
Ships of the fleet gathering off the South Coast

37 —
Thomas Buttersworth
(British, 1768-1828)
The frigate Flora

38 —
Thomas Buttersworth
(British, 1768-1828)
A Spanish pirate ship, off Gibraltar

39 —
Circle of Robert Dodd
(British, 1748-1816)
HMS Shannon and the USS Chesapeake in action on 1st June 1813, a pair

40 —
Attributed to Peter Monamy
(London 1681-1749)
The morning gun

41 —
Robert Dodd
(British, 1748-1816)
A squadron of the Red at Spithead, waiting for a breeze

42 —
English School
19th Century
Nailing your colours to the mast

43^AR —
Sir Frank Brangwyn, RA
(British, 1867-1956)
All hands on deck

44 —
English School
Early 20th Century
HMS Victory in Portsmouth harbour on Oak Apple Day

45 —
Natalie Curtis Burlin
(American, 1875-1921)
Boats off a rocky coastline

46 —
Charles Murray Padday
(British, 1868-1954)
Unloading the catch

47 —
Thomas Jacques Somerscales
(British, 1842-1927)
'Off the Spanish Coast in the Sixties'

48 —
Eduardo De Martino
(Italian, 1838-1912)
A view across the Strait of Magellan, Chile